In a game of firsts the Rapid City Rush beat the Kansas City Mavericks by a score of 5 – 2 to conclude the opening weekend series in Independence Missouri.
First highlights for the Rapid City Rush include:
Head coach Dave Smith bringing home his first win in a professional coaching role.
Goalie Arsenii Sergeev winning his first professional game. Sergeev made 36 saves on 38 attempts during his first professional outing.
Jake Ratzlaff scoring his first goal as a professional hockey player.
The game started pensive the first period ended tied at zero.
In the second period Ryan Chyzowski netted two and Blake Bennett scored one. The third period saw Jake Ratzlaff bring one home and Mitchell Smith sweetened the victory with his empty net goal..
A much more fluid game with many of the previous games shortcomings repaired the Rapid City Rush bring home the win.
October 24th and 25th bring Rally Weekend ,sponsored by Denny Menholt Auto Group. You don’t want to miss the Rapid City Rush, proud ECHL affiliates of NHL Calgary Flames and AHL Calgary Wranglers, home opener against the Wichita Thunder.
Inquiries regarding promotions, tickets, seating or corporate sponsorship can be directed to the Rush at www.rapidcityrush.com or at 605-716-7825.